Celebrating 400 episodes of The Watch and Talk, this week Karen Peterson (@KarenMPeterson) and Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) are joined by a very special guest to talk A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY, plus our Top 5 films of the 2020s - so far.
Many thanks to our friend and money man Dylan Schuck, who started this show in 2016 and still keeps it going.
As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.
PLOT SUMMARY:
Through a surprising twist of fate, single strangers Sarah and David get to relive important moments from their respective pasts, illuminating how they got to where they are in the present.
Directed by: Kogonada
Written by: Seth Reiss
Starring: Colin Farrell, Margot Robbie, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Kevin Kline, Lily Rabe, Billy Magnussen, Sarah Gadon, Brandon Perea, Hamish Linklater, Jennifer Grant, Jodie Turner-Smith
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The year of the Stephen King adaptation marches on. This week, Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) and Karen Peterson (@KarenMPeterson) sit down to talk THE LONG WALK.
As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.
PLOT SUMMARY:
A group of teenage boys compete in an annual contest known as The Long Walk, where they must maintain a certain walking speed or get shot.
Directed by: Francis Lawrence
Written by: JT Mollner, adapted from the novel by Stephen King
Starring: Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Garrett Wareing, Tut Nyuot, Charlie Plummer, Ben Wang, Roman Griffin Davis, Josh Hamilton, Judy Greer, Mark Hamill
*Clip from THE LONG WALK courtesy of Lionsgate.
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We have a DOUBLE episode for you this week as Karen Peterson (@KarenMPeterson) and Derek Miranda (@DerekMiranda85) talk THE ROSES and CAUGHT STEALING.
As always, featured reviews are done in two parts, a NON-SPOILER review with letter grade and brief discussion, followed by a more in depth SPOILER review.
PLOT SUMMARY:
THE ROSES
A tinderbox of competition and resentments underneath the façade of a picture-perfect couple is ignited when the husband's professional dreams come crashing down.
Directed by: Jay Roach
Written by: Tony McNamara
Starring: Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andy Samberg, Kate McKinnon, Allison Janney
*Clip from THE ROSES courtesy of Searchlight Pictures
CAUGHT STEALING
Burned-out ex-baseball player Hank Thompson unexpectedly finds himself embroiled in a dangerous struggle for survival amidst the criminal underbelly of 1990s New York City, forced to navigate a treacherous underworld he never imagined.
Directed by: Darren Aronofsky
Written by: Charlie Huston
Starring: Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, Matt Smith, Liev Schreiber, Vincent D'Onofrio, Benito Martínez Ocasio, Griffin Dunne, Carol Kane
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro/What We've Been Watching Lately
20:30 - Non-Spoiler Review, The Roses
29:35 - Non-Spoiler Review, Caught Stealing
42:00 - Spoiler Review, Caught Stealing
1:11:00 - Spoiler Review, The Roses
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